11.   It also left the polls in an unusual state.

12.   It leaves the polls to the politicians and spin doctors.

13.   It was unclear how many voters had left the polls, or were turned away.

14.   On most election nights, news organizations rely on surveys of voters as they leave the polls.

15.   On Tuesday, surveys of voters leaving the polls indicated, a robust economy persuaded them that he deserved a second term.

16.   On Tuesday, surveys of voters leaving the polls indicated, a robust economy persuaded them he deserved a second term.

17.   Schumer appeared to lead the contest as balloting concluded on Tuesday night, according to interviews with voters leaving the polls.

18.   Still, the majority of those surveyed as they left the polls said moral, not economic, issues were the most critical ones facing the country.

19.   Surveys of voters leaving the polls Tuesday and after the previous two mayoral races show no sign that New Yorkers are changing appreciably.

20.   Still, Madonna said the surveys of voters leaving the polls do not measure the excitement that might have been generated by a Bush-Ridge ticket.